Author:
Bale James F.,Kealey G. Patrick,Massanari R. Michael,Strauss Ronald G.
Abstract
AbstractTo determine the epidemiology of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections among patients with burns, we prospectively studied 120 burn patients admitted to the University of Iowa Burn Center over a two-and-one-half year period. At the time of their admission, 44% of the patients had serologic evidence of prior CMV infection. Among 44 seropositive patients, 23 (52%) had four-fold or greater rises in CMV antibody titers. These patients had more severe burns (mean body surface area burn [BSAB] 26.8%) than those who did not exhibit titer rises (mean BSAB 16.2%, p=.04). Among 43 seronegative patients observed for at least 65 days after discharge from the center, eight (18.6%) seroconverted. Patients who seroconverted had longer hospital stays (p=.03), trends toward more severe burns p = .08) and a younger age (p = .15) than patients who remained seronegative. Despite frequent serologic evidence of CMV infection, CMV did not contribute, either directly or indirectly, to the morbidity or mortality of burns in these patients.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology
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